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Thursday briefing: How Michael Gove’s ‘new deal’ for renters went sour World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 07:55 In today’s newsletter: The renters’ reform bill was meant to address a spiralling housing crisis, but as a watered-down version finally passes, we look at the ways a great hope has become a crushing disappointment• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning, and if you are a landlord, congratulations on another successful day! Last night, housing secretary Michael Gove’s renters’ reform bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons – and despite its name, it isn’t great news for tenants.After years of promises of a bill that would sharply improve things for those living in... Read more... |
Australia news live: Sussan Ley ‘really disappointed’ with Elon Musk; Pro-Palestine camp set up at University of Melbourne World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 07:52 Deputy opposition leader says she backs eSafety commissioner ‘100%’. Follow the day’s news liveThousands gather for dawn services and marches to mark Anzac Day around AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHundreds gather in Sydney for Anzac Day dawn serviceAAP has the details on Sydney’s dawn service where hundreds of people – including veterans – gathered under a full moon and clear skies for a solemn service in the CBD.You who have loved will remember the glow of their glad young years, as you stand today to salute them in silence, with pride and... Read more... |
Indonesia election: Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 07:23 Rivals had said February election won by former general was undermined by state interference and unfair rule changesIndonesia’s electoral commission has formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony, after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his win by rival candidates.Prabowo, 72, a former general dogged by allegations of human rights abuses, won a landslide victory in February’s elections, but his two opponents claimed that the vote had been undermined by state interference and unfair rule changes. Continue reading... Read more... |
UK has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 07:00 Study by World Health Organization shows more than half of children in Britain had drunk alcohol by age 13The UK has the worst rate of child alcohol abuse worldwide, and more than half of British children have drunk alcohol by the age of 13, according to a report.The study, one of the largest of its kind by the World Health Organization (WHO), looked at 2021-22 data on 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries who were asked about alcohol, cigarettes and vape usage. Continue reading... Read more... |
Fears for Queen Victoria belongings delay English coastal path completion World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 07:00 Stretch of King Charles III path on Isle of Wight held up over concerns about crown’s ‘priceless collection’The long-awaited completion of the 2,704-mile King Charles III coastal path around England is being held up by security concerns about a collection of Queen Victoria’s belongings in the seaside grounds of a former royal palace.English Heritage is refusing access to the grounds of Osborne House, a summer home built for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1851, located on a stretch of the coast of the Isle of Wight between East Cowes and Wootton Bridge. Continue reading... Read more... |
Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 07:00 Green Finance Institute report said further pollution could cut 12% off GDP by 2030sThe destruction of nature over the rest of the decade could trigger a bigger economic slump in Britain than those caused by the 2008 global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, experts have warned.Sounding the alarm over the rising financial cost from pollution, damage to water systems, soil erosion, and threats from disease, the report by the Green Finance Institute warned that further breakdown in the UK’s natural environment could lead to a 12% loss of gross domestic product (GDP) by the 2030s. Continue reading... Read more... |
Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 06:00 Congressman Adam Smith says ‘totalitarian’ protesters are ‘trying to silence anyone who dares to disagree with them’Protesters calling for Israel to cease fire in its war with Hamas who have disrupted US public events and infrastructure are practicing “leftwing fascism” or “leftwing totalitarianism”, a senior US House Democrat said, adding that such protesters are “challenging representative democracy” and should be arrested.“Intimidation is the tactic,” said Adam Smith of Washington state, the ranking Democrat on the House armed services committee. “Intimidation and an effort to silence opposition … I don’t know if there’s such a thing as leftwing fascism. If you... Read more... |
‘Are we joking?’: Venice residents protest as city starts charging visitors to enter World news | The Guardian 25 Avr 2024 06:00 Day-trippers will have to pay €5 to visit Italian city under scheme designed to protect it from excess tourismAuthorities in Venice have been accused of transforming the famous lagoon city into a “theme park” as a long-mooted entrance fee for day trippers comes into force.Venice is the first major city in the world to enact such a scheme. The €5 (£4.30) charge, which comes into force today, is aimed at protecting the Unesco world heritage site from the effects of excessive tourism by deterring day trippers and, according to the mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, making the city “livable” again. Continue reading... Read more... |